"We're leaving too." Wei Mingxiao said coldly to Wei Zhijian and Li Xiangrong. Without even looking at Wei Keli, he left with Sheng Yilan.

Wei Zhijian exhaled and said to Wei Keli, "Come with me to the study!"

Wei Keli had no choice but to lower his head and go with Wei Zhijian.

"Come over too," Wei Zhijian said to Li Xiangrong, "Keqing, just wait here for a moment while we talk to Keli."

"Okay." Yuan Keqing nodded in agreement, still wondering whether she should continue her relationship with Wei Keli.

I just want to be alone and quiet.

She was not interested in whatever the family was discussing for the time being.

So Wei Keli followed Wei Zhijian and Li Xiangrong into the study.

Wei Keli walked in the middle, and Li Xiangrong brought up the rear.

Li Xiangrong had just closed the door after entering the study.

Wei Zhijian suddenly slapped Wei Keli in the face.

Wei Zhijian used all his strength to deliver this slap.

Wei Keli was hit so hard that he staggered back and almost fell down.

He covered his face, the left side of his face was numb with pain from being hit.

I feel like my head is buzzing.

My face seemed to be swollen and numb and buzzing.

"What's with that video?" Wei Zhijian asked.

Wei Keli had no reason to hide it from his parents.

"I wanted to use those videos to contain Qin Murong and Yuan Keqing," Wei Keli said. "Back in Nacheng, I saw with my own eyes the Hu family's influence in the city. They were so powerful they could call the shots."

"I want to do business with the Hu family and need Qin Murong's help. But Qin Murong is a treacherous woman. She might sell me out one day." There are many reasons for selling him out.

Either she is not tight-lipped, or she has turned her back on people.

In any case, Wei Keli didn't trust Qin Murong.

"Although the Yuan family is nothing, they can at least provide me with some help." Wei Keli said, "But what happened before also gave me a warning."

"I rely on the Yuan family now, so I'm afraid that the Yuan family will no longer support me." Wei Keli put down the hand that was covering his left cheek.

Even though I couldn't see it, I could feel the swelling on the left side of my face.

As I spoke, my left cheek hurt so much that it felt like a cut had appeared at the corner of my mouth, and the pain was like salt being sprinkled on the wound.

"So, in order to tie the Yuan family down and force them to support me, I also wanted to stop worrying about the Yuan family's potential loss of support and avoid feeling uneasy and anxious. I also had to please Yuan Keqing and the Yuan family and be subservient to them."

"That's why I decided to take over," Wei Keli said. "First, we need to keep Yuan Keqing firmly under control."

"Even if the Yuan family is insignificant among other families, they still have to maintain some dignity. They certainly don't want their daughter's affairs to be leaked," Wei Keli said. "Then, won't they have no choice but to invest in me? Even if Yuan Keqing regrets it in the future and wants to break up and be with someone else, she'll have to ask my permission first."

"Unless I give up on my own initiative and don't want her anymore, she can forget about dumping me and trying to climb up the social ladder." In other words, he can climb up the social ladder, but Yuan Keqing can't.

"What happened today has only strengthened my resolve to control Yuan Keqing." Wei Keli raised his head. "I'm even more certain that what I did was right. Otherwise, I'd be worried that Yuan Keqing would break up with me because of my loss of power."

"With the video as a control, even if Wei Zhiqian talked about those punishments today, even if I am still in the Wei family, it will be no different from being expelled from the family. I am not afraid that Yuan Keqing will dare to break up with me or betray me."

"Didn't you say that? We must hold the initiative in our own hands, only then will things go smoothly." Wei Keli said with his face raised.

"But we didn't ask you to use such dirty tricks!" Li Xiangrong almost didn't recognize her own son.

She is a woman, no matter how much she hates Yuan Keqing and Qin Murong.

But in this kind of matter, I can also stand in their perspective personally.

As a woman, it's so pitiful to be threatened by Wei Keli with such things!

If Wei Keli had the ability, why would he use such dirty means to control girls?

"What can I do?" Wei Keli said confidently, "Wei Zhiqian has taken away all my power and resources. I have nothing left. I don't even have anything that can attract them."

"Both of these people prioritize profit," Wei Keli said. "I'm still a young person the Wei family values, with a bright future. Of course, they're willing to befriend me. Qin Murong's friendship with me is an attempt to use me to return to City B. Yuan Keqing has been trying to curry favor with me and pursue me because I was once a leader among the younger generation of the Wei family. She wants to use me to gain entry into the Wei family and compete with Tan Mo."

"This is especially true for the Yuan family. They want to become relatives of the Wei family and get the Wei family's resources just like the other relatives of the Wei family." Wei Keli's analysis was very logical.

"But now, I have nothing. Last time I brought Yuan Keqing to the old house, those two old fools and Wei Zhiqian belittled me to the point of being worthless, not giving me any respect at all." Wei Keli gnashed his teeth in hatred when he recalled the last time. "And Yuan Keqing found out that I'm not only ignored in the Wei family, but also disliked by the people in power. They realized that I probably have no future in the Wei family."

"Although I coaxed her last time, Yuan Keqing isn't stupid and already has her doubts. Furthermore, aside from helping her negotiate her next film role, I haven't produced any proof of my proper status." Wei Keli gritted his teeth and said, "I can tell that Yuan Keqing and the Yuan family are waiting and watching."

"If I had power and resources, would I still resort to such tactics? Do you think I don't know how despicable this is? But what can I do? It's because I have no other options, and I have to rely on myself. I'm doing this because I can't think of any other way."

"Do you still think I'm dirty?" Wei Keli's eyes were red. "If they weren't forced into a desperate situation, who would be willing to use this method?"

"Do you think I can't see that my grandparents are disgusted and disappointed with me? But you have never thought about it from my perspective. I am just like a drowning person struggling to survive, and I have to make the last and only choice." Wei Keli said.

"I never regret my choice. Especially today, with Wei Zhiqian's punishment coming, I'm even more grateful that I have something on them. This way, even if I lose everything, I won't be afraid of Yuan Keqing turning against me. The Yuan family will have to accept it! Just invest in me and wait for my return. I won't let their investment go to waste."